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Steven Hawley

Steven Hawley is an American astronaut who was born on December 12, 1951,
in Kansas.
Before he became an astronaut, Hawley worked in astronomy.

Hawley became an astronaut in 1974. He has spent over 412 hours in space
on three spaceflights.

Hawley made his first spaceflight aboard Mission 41-D in 1984. The crew
put three satellites into space during this mission. In 1986, Hawley
flew aboard Space Shuttle Columbia. Hawley made his last spaceflight
aboard the shuttle Discovery. The Hubble Space Telescope was put into
orbit during this mission.

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